Rebecca Westergaard Rigney, 75, of Pataskala, Ohio, was found dead on the steps of her porch on Dec. 25, the report said. Police officers were responding to a request for a welfare check after Rigney missed a holiday party. The officers also observed a large pig in the area, which belonged to a neighbor.

A 75-year-old woman in Ohio was mauled to death by her neighbor's pigs, authorities said. Rebecca Westergaard, of Pataskala, was killed by her neighbor's pigs on Christmas Day, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

Police are investigating the Christmas Day death of a woman who may have been injured by a pig. According to Pataskala police, an officer responded to a request for a welfare check on Mink Street. The caller was concerned when a family member,

The 75-year-old woman was reportedly attacked by two pigs roaming near her home in central Ohio. Her body was found partially eaten, police say.

An Ohio woman was attacked, killed, and partially eaten at her home by her neighbor’s pigs on Christmas Day, according to police. Officials found the body of Rebecca Westergaard Rigney, 75, in her Pataskala home following a welfare check request. She failed to make it to her niece’s home on December 25.

Rebecca Westergaard Rigney, 75, was found dead on the front steps of her Ohio home by police after being attacked by two pigs near the residence on Dec. 25, 2024

PATASKALA, Ohio (WKRC) - An Ohio woman was mauled and killed by her neighbor's pigs on Christmas Day.

An investigation is ongoing after a 75-year-old Ohio woman was fatally attacked and then eaten by her neighbor’s pigs on Christmas Day.

An Ohio woman was mauled to death and partially eaten by her neighbor’s pigs, police said. The 75-year-old woman was attacked on Christmas Day in Pataskala, police chief Bruce Brooks said.